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[[Madhya-lilā. Ch. 8]
footsteps of the  gopīs . Only then is it possible to enter into the Lord's service in Goloka Vrndāvana and directly associate with Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
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उतिशिते मुष्टोमु —लक्ष्मी के रिलि छेजने ॥
उद्योग लिंग निर्माण क्षेत्र क्षेत्र स्थान ॥ ३०२ ॥
tāhāte dṛṣṭānta — lakṣmī karila bhajana
tathāpi nā pāila vraje vrajendra-nandana
SYNONYMS
tāhāte —in that;  dṛṣṭānta —the evidence;  lakṣmī —the goddess of fortune;  karila —did;  bhajana —worship;  tathāpi —still;  nā —not;  pāila —got;  vraje —in Vṛndāvana;  vrajendra-nandana —the son of Mahārāja Nanda, Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“The unspoken example in this connection is the goddess of fortune, who worshiped Lord Krṣṇa in order to attain His pastimes in Vṛndāvana. However, due to her opulent life-style, she could not attain the service of Krṣṇa in Vṛndāvana.
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নাগ্নং প্রিয়োহক উ নিতান্তরতে:  প্রসাদ:
স্বয়োষিতাং নলিনগন্ধরুচাং কুতোইয্যা:।।
রানোৎসবে  ক্ষে ভুজদণ্ডাৃহীতকণ্ঠ--
লক্ষাশিষ্টাং য উদগান্তজন্ত্রন্দরীণাম্ ॥ ২৩২ ॥
nāyaṁ śriyo ‘ṅga u nitānta-rateḥ prasādaḥ svar-yoṣitāṁ nalina-gandha-rucāṁ kuto ‘nyāḥ rāsotsave ‘sya bhuja-daṇḍa-gṛhīta-kaṇṭha-labdhāśiṣāṁ ya udagād vraja-sundarīṇām
SYNONYMS
na —not;  ayam —this;  śriyaḥ —of the goddess of fortune;  aṅge —on the chest;  u —alas;  nitānta-rateḥ —who is very intimately related;  prasādaḥ —the favor;  svaḥ —of the heavenly planets;  yoṣitām —of women;  nalina —of the lotus flower;  gandha —having the flavor;  rucām —and bodily luster;  kutaḥ —much less;  anyāḥ —others;  rāsa-utsave —in the festival of the  rāsa  dance;  asya —of Lord Śrī